The Badge Archive

Each top‑level category groups badges by big ideas (like community, nature, STEM, creativity) so you can easily browse, discover new favorites, and find inspiration for your troop, group, or family.

Click any category to dive deeper into its subcategories and see all the badges that fit that theme. It’s an easy, visual way to explore and choose the badges that spark your curiosity.

• Arts, Crafts & Creativity: Badges for creative expression and hands‑on making. Includes sewing, fashion, leatherwork, writing, performing arts, visual arts, and all types of crafting.
• Challenges: Badges earned through themed challenges and multi‑step activities. Includes summer challenges, reading challenges, seasonal challenges, and fitness challenges.
• Civic & Community: Badges about helping others, understanding society, and making a positive impact in your community. Includes advocacy, citizenship, kindness, service projects, and heritage themes.
• GS Traditions & History: Badges celebrating Girl Scout heritage, sisterhood, and special GS events. Includes Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout Birthday, historical GS themes, and troop traditions.
• Health & Wellness: Badges about physical and mental well‑being. Includes medical awareness, disabilities, emotions, self‑esteem, healthy habits, and safety education.
• History: Badges focused on historical events, eras, and themes that shaped communities, nations, or the world. Includes major events, cultural movements, and historical timelines.
• Holidays: Badges for holidays, cultural celebrations, and special observances throughout the year. Includes seasonal holidays, religious celebrations, awareness months, and festive events.
• Life Skills: Badges that build everyday knowledge and personal growth. Includes cooking, reading, financial literacy, empowerment, character building, sign language, emergency readiness, and general skills.
• Nature & Environment: Badges focused on animals, ecosystems, conservation, climate, and caring for the planet. Includes wildlife, habitats, recycling, upcycling, pollination, and environmental stewardship.
• Outdoor: Badges celebrating outdoor skills and exploration. Includes hiking, camping, orienteering, paddling, horseback riding, caving, geocaching, and general adventure activities.
• People: Badges highlighting notable individuals from the past or present. Includes inventors, leaders, artists, scientists, cultural icons, and other influential figures whose lives and accomplishments inspire youth.
• Places & Travel: Badges connected to locations, landmarks, and travel experiences. Includes states, cities, regions, events, and destination‑based programs.
• S.Am. Traditions & History: Badges celebrating Scouting America heritage, values, and long‑standing traditions. Includes founder history, iconic Scouting symbols, historic Scouting events, classic skills, and troop or unit traditions unique to Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouts.
• STEM & Discovery: Badges that explore science, technology, engineering, math, and the world around us. Includes chemistry, geology, engineering, archaeology, and space exploration.

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